All well and good, the reader will say, but what about democracy? In today's world, where decisions have repercussions far and wide, only local government is small enough to be responsive to citizen input. And there is where each individual can make a difference. When it comes to saving the planet from a climate meltdown, or from World War III decisions must be hammered out at the highest level between national leaders who are able to knock the heads of big energy and big weapons together when they get home.
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